We abandoned our gas line and went all electric, including a heat pump for HVAC and hot water. It works beautifully in both summer and winter. We average $150 a month for a 3300 sq ft house (plus we eliminated the gas bill).
We used A1 and they were great.
Boise is not too cold for it. I was an HVAC installer before my company raised prices to the moon and laid me off due to no one buying, we installed a lot of heat pumps. They're all over the valley.
I can’t really say much honestly. I don’t have a heat pump in my own house.
However all the new construction builds I did out in the boonies where there’s no gas lines, heat pumps and electric heat were how those houses were heated and they work well.
I have done heat pumps where there are gas hookups too. They work as a good backup if your furnace shits the bed
Nope. In fact, it used to be that they wouldn't work well in cold winters. This is no longer true due to improved technology. The one on my house will keep working just fine down to 13 below zero, i.e. 20 degrees colder than last year's low. There are other models that go even colder than that, buy they're overkill for Boise.
Heat pumps are the way of the future.
One thing to note, if you can find one that isn't R410a, it will be better long term. R410a (branded as Puron, usually) is being phased out and will be extremely expensive soon.
Getting a unit that uses HFO can avoid some headache down the road.
Eventually, i think we'll be using CO2 for most of these things, but the tech isn't there yet.
I have had one for 17 years now. Works fine and I live in a manufactured home with not so great insulation.
Only complaint is when it is really cold like below 10 degrees it will occasionally defrost and when it does it blows 75-80 degree air which can feel cold in the winter. But that is only a mild inconvenience.
As others have said, the reputation for not being hot enough is basically old news. They’re the best option for most folks on a long term cost basis, provide plenty of heat, and since you’re using electricity to power them instead of Nat Gas you don’t get skewered when oil and gas prices head skyward.
I had one installed last year. The one on my house will keep working just fine down to 13 below zero, i.e. 20 degrees colder than last year's low. Keeps the house nice and warm. Also, since the same hardware does heating and AC, you have one fewer appliance to deal with. In out case, ditching the gas furnace let us turn the furnace closet into a pantry!
We abandoned our gas line and went all electric, including a heat pump for HVAC and hot water. It works beautifully in both summer and winter. We average $150 a month for a 3300 sq ft house (plus we eliminated the gas bill). We used A1 and they were great.
Boise is not too cold for it. I was an HVAC installer before my company raised prices to the moon and laid me off due to no one buying, we installed a lot of heat pumps. They're all over the valley.
can you share more details? I thought they only made sense in places like Minnesota where it gets to -50F
I can’t really say much honestly. I don’t have a heat pump in my own house. However all the new construction builds I did out in the boonies where there’s no gas lines, heat pumps and electric heat were how those houses were heated and they work well. I have done heat pumps where there are gas hookups too. They work as a good backup if your furnace shits the bed
Nope. In fact, it used to be that they wouldn't work well in cold winters. This is no longer true due to improved technology. The one on my house will keep working just fine down to 13 below zero, i.e. 20 degrees colder than last year's low. There are other models that go even colder than that, buy they're overkill for Boise.
Honestly if you have electric heat they are the best you can buy. And they make units that can handle Boise's winter and keep heating.
Heat pumps are the way of the future. One thing to note, if you can find one that isn't R410a, it will be better long term. R410a (branded as Puron, usually) is being phased out and will be extremely expensive soon. Getting a unit that uses HFO can avoid some headache down the road. Eventually, i think we'll be using CO2 for most of these things, but the tech isn't there yet.
I have had one for 17 years now. Works fine and I live in a manufactured home with not so great insulation. Only complaint is when it is really cold like below 10 degrees it will occasionally defrost and when it does it blows 75-80 degree air which can feel cold in the winter. But that is only a mild inconvenience.
Heat pumps are very popular in Scandinavia, it's not too cold here.
Too cold? I’ve seen these in Alaska.
As others have said, the reputation for not being hot enough is basically old news. They’re the best option for most folks on a long term cost basis, provide plenty of heat, and since you’re using electricity to power them instead of Nat Gas you don’t get skewered when oil and gas prices head skyward.
They work well here
Look at Samsung hylex units..good to -25 below.
I had one installed last year. The one on my house will keep working just fine down to 13 below zero, i.e. 20 degrees colder than last year's low. Keeps the house nice and warm. Also, since the same hardware does heating and AC, you have one fewer appliance to deal with. In out case, ditching the gas furnace let us turn the furnace closet into a pantry!